The number of child migrants is proving particularly problematic, and the Biden administration continues to urge people not to send unaccompanied children across the border. A total of 9,000 unaccompanied children crossed the border in February, according to data reviewed by the network. Psaki attributed the problem, which has echoes of what the Trump administration encountered, to challenges processing unaccompanied children amid the coronavirus pandemic. They are usually at the hands of Custom and Border Protection while being processed. Due to issues obtaining facilities, many are held in Customs and Border Protection holding cells known as iceboxes or 'hieleras,' according to NBC.

Source: Daily Mail March 10, 2021 04:12 UTC